social worker, b. Buffalo, N.Y. He was employed by Goodwill Industries of America, a charitable rehabilitation agency. In 1921 he moved to Milwaukee as executive secretary of the Goodwill Industries office there (1921-1939), and from 1939 to 1948 was national director. He was instrumental in introducing social-center programs, expanding rehabilitation programs for the handicapped, and establishing an endowment fund to relieve the indebtedness of Goodwill-owned buildings. From 1933 to 1948 he was engaged in promoting and drafting federal legislation setting standards of service for disabled persons and aiming to end exploitation of the handicapped. He was a member and officer in numerous associations concerned with social work and aid to the physically handicapped. Milwaukee Journal, Jan. 13, 1957; Goodwill Jour. (Mar.-Apr., 1957).Learn More
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